New Book – Seed India: How To Navigate The Seed Capital Gap In India

While tremendous interest in entrepreneurship in India continues to surge, there is a troubling and corresponding shortage of seed capital to help get these entrepreneurs’ ventures off the ground.

Sramana Mitra, one of the most highly regarded writers on the Indian startup scene, analyzes the current state of the startup eco-system in India in the latest addition to her acclaimed Entrepreneur Journeys book series, Seed India: How To Navigate The Seed Capital Gap In India (December 2013; Amazon Kindle). Mitra proposes ways of navigating the rest of the decade, such that a robust pipeline of entrepreneurs can survive the current malaise, and thrive, while the eco-system develops and matures in parallel.

Sramana also discusses in detail several topics and concerns on the minds of most aspiring and practicing entrepreneurs in India: investors, VCs, moving to Silicon Valley, and bootstrapping. Outstanding case studies and role model interviews introduce heroes who have managed to overcome the odds, including:

• Phanindra Sama of redBus
• Sachin Bansal of Flipkart
• Jaspreet Singh of Druva

This low probability game of building a sustainable venture in India can be won. Optimistic, but pragmatic, Seed India shows how. You can purchase your copy here.